Thanksgiving Traditions
What is the main protein typically served as the centerpiece of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner?
Turkey
(gobble, gobble)
This is the primary goal of the Movember Movement
To raise awareness of and funds for men's health issues, such as prostate cancer and mental health.
In what famous work of American literature is the line "Nature always wears the colors of the spirit" found?
"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
This 14th President of the USA is from New Hampshire & has a birthday on November 23rd
Franklin Pierce
November 9th 1989 marked the beginning of the end for this infamous border which divided Berlin in to East and West.
The Berlin Wall
Which U.S. President is often credited with establishing Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863?
Abraham Lincoln
During Movember, participants are encouraged to grow what type of facial hair?
Mustache
Which author penned the novel "The Scarlet Letter"?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Born November 7th 1867, this scientist's notebooks will remain radioactive for at least the next 1500 years
Marie Curie
In November 2008, he was elected 44th president of the United States.
Barak Obama
October
This traditionally "boyish" color is the official color of Movember
Blue
"The Catcher in the Rye" is a classic novel by which American author?
J.D. Salinger
This famous 19th Century American author has been quoted saying, “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” He was born on November 30th.
Mark Twain
November 10, 1775 - This branch of the military was established as part of the U.S. Navy. It became a separate unit on July 11, 1789.
The U.S. Marine Corps
This NYC based Thanksgiving Tradition was begun in 1924.
In which country did the Movember movement originate?
Australia
What novel by L.M. Montgomery features a young orphan named Anne Shirley?
Anne of Green Gables
This "blonde bombshell" born on November 21st, is famous for appearing in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and also Private Benjamin.
Golide Hawn
On November 10, 1969 this still-running children's television show premiered on PBS
Sesame Street
What American holiday immediately follows Thanksgiving and marks the start of the holiday shopping season?
Black Friday
When was the Movember Movement founded?
a) 2001
b) 2002
c) 2003
c) 2003
In what book series do the characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark appear?
"The Hunger Games" series by Suzanne Collins
This Singing Cowboy's birthday is November 5th
Roy Rogers
On November 1st 1914, the first patent for this "over the shoulder boulder holder" was given to Mary Phelps Jacobs.
a bra